Larry Hall wrote: > Richard Plana wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I can't seem to change my user's HOME dir so that it uses > > "/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/" as its prefix. I've changed the > > home dir entry in the /etc/passwd file, but each time I connect, $HOME > > is still set to using "/home/" (which is under Cygwin's root). I've > > logged off all cygwin shells, rebooted my machine, but I can't get the > > configuration to take. The FAQ just talks of changing /etc/passwd (which > > I've done) and XP's HOME* variables (which don't seem to be used > > anyway). > > '/etc/profile' lists the order of precedence for how Cygwin determines > your home directory. It says: > > Here is how HOME is set, in order of priority, when starting from Windows > 1) From existing HOME in the Windows environment, translated to a Posix > path > 2) from /etc/passwd, if there is an entry with a non empty directory field > 3) from HOMEDRIVE/HOMEPATH > 4) / (root)
That's exactly what I read in the FAQ, but my system doesn't seem to be following that behavior. 1) Running "set HOME" in CMD.EXE gives the ff.: HOMEDRIVE=H: HOMEPATH=\ HOMESHARE=\\essrv07\rplana$ 2) /etc/passwd contains a Home entry that's prefixed with "/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/" Neither seem to be the behavior that I'm getting. Everytime I log on, I end up with a home dir of "/home/$LOGNAME" and I don't know anymore where that is coming from nor how to change it. > If that doesn't help, please read and follow the problem reporting > guidelines found at the link below with your next posting on this subject. I've attached the output of cygcheck. -- Richi Plana
cygcheck.out
Description: cygcheck.out
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